Category Archives: Progressives

Fear the Boom and Bust

Posted on October 19, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The question of the roll of the government in managing the economy is as hot a topic now as it has been through our history.      Here is a debate between John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek… in rap format!

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Quick Takes – Canada Keeps Killing: Can’t Cook? Death! Eating Disorder? Death! Demented? Death!

Posted on October 15, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: In America it’s “give me liberty or give me death”; in … Continue reading →

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Why Postliberalism Failed

Posted on October 13, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Patrick Deneen is a Leftist. He invents a reductio ad absurdum that all “liberalism”, from Locke to Marx, are based on a near eschcatalogial obsession of atomized autonomous individuals freed from “family, tradition, religion, local community and even the limits … Continue reading →

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Camouflage Socialism

Posted on October 12, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The embrace of literal socialism by many on the purported “Right” is, at this point, hard to ignore. Yet the word “socialism” remains so toxic to so many outside of the Left, so the Socialist Right must deceive, inveigle, and … Continue reading →

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Quick Takes – Hiding DEI: DEI Payroll; DEI Over Editing; DEI Without Statements

Posted on October 8, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: They’re not saying it’s DEI, but it’s DEI      First, a little … Continue reading →

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The Totalitarianism Of The Friend-Enemy Distinction

Posted on October 6, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Herbert Marcuse’s “Repressive Tolerance” and Carl Schmitt’s “Friend-Enemy Distinction” ultimately echo each other. Both, also, are dependent on an unconstrained and totalitarian government to determine who is to benefit and who is to suffer, as James Lindsay explains, which is … Continue reading →

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“Bleeding Heart Postliberals” — Making Welfare Great Again?

Posted on October 5, 2026 by The Political Hat

     Once upon a time in the halcyon 1950s and early 1960s, the ascendant Left, with only a still nascent conservative intellectual movement to yell “stop”, decided that for the greater, or common, good the Federal government would declare a “war … Continue reading →

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The Latest Tool Of Oppression? Bare Nails!

Posted on September 30, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The ”System of Oppression” works through myriad tools to oppressively effect its oppression on the oppressed. Latest case in point: Bare nails. “[C]ritics argue the bare nails trend actually says something about class, the hamster wheel of beauty standards, and … Continue reading →

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Shampoo Socialism

Posted on September 29, 2026 by The Political Hat

     One of the totalitarian, and socialist, voices on the (purported) “Right” these days is Charles Haywood, the “Shampoo Socialist” who waxes poetically about taking over and imposing his vision on America whether people like it or not. Much has been … Continue reading →

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Woke Censorship Comes For Fantasy Art

Posted on September 28, 2026 by The Political Hat

     The “de-lewding” of characters and art to satisfy woke-scolds is, sadly, nothing new.   Half-a-decade ago the iconic character Taarna from “Heavy Metal” magazine and movie was redesigned to replace the “bikini armor” with full body armor, with people disagreeing … Continue reading →

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